Artist Bryony Gillard has been commissioned by Bristol Doctoral College to work with a team of PhD researchers from the departments of Physics, History and English Literature, and materials from Special Collections and Archives, on a collaborative project in response to the centenary marking 100 years of postgraduate research at the University of Bristol.
Three short films: More than Human, More than Bristol, and Less than Perfect, explore three distinct but interwoven themes discovered in the life and work of students in the first twenty years of PhD research at the University. From trail-blazing women researchers, international academics, traces of empire and colonialism and innovations in agriculture — the socio-political, academic and civic shadows and legacies of the University’s alumni are very much present today.